Re: TJM obs of 2007 Nov 05 UTC

From: Skywayinc@aol.com
Date: Mon Nov 05 2007 - 16:35:38 UTC

  • Next message: Ted Molczan: "RE: TJM obs of 2007 Nov 05 UTC"

    In a message dated 11/5/2007 7:10:44 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
    ssl2molcz@rogers.com writes:
    
    At the range of 841 km, their angular separation was 22 arc min, which  would
    have been easy to split, except for the glare from the brilliant  station. 
     
    Hi Ted --
     
    I think you may have meant to say 22-arc SECONDS.  A separation of 22  arc 
    minutes would have
    been nearly twice the distance of Mizar and Alcor (in the Big Dipper) and  
    would have 
    been easy to split both with 25 x 100 binoculars and even with the unaided  
    eye.  
     
    And while waiting for the ISS/Shuttle to show up, Venus and the  crescent
    Moon certainly made for a lovely "celestial tableau," didn't they?
     
    -- joe rao 
    
    
    
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